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Wood brick pizza ovens have been around since ancient Roman times, when the ovens were used to cook for both residential and commercial purposes. Next time you're in the Miami, Florida area, forget about ordering a regular pie from a pizzeria and head to a local restaurant to feast on brick oven pizzas for a crispy and delicious meal. The city has a handful of wood brick pizza eateries, offering everything from traditional pie toppings to more exotic flavors.

By the Water

Tutto Pizza (tuttopizza.org) is along Southwest 3rd Avenue, serving a selection of gourmet pies backed in the restaurant's 700-degree brick oven. Artichokes, goat cheese, arugula and eggs are some of the out-of-the-ordinary pizza toppings customers can choose from. Both a lunch and dinner menu is available, which featuring burgers, focaccia and salads. Located along South Miami Avenue, Pieducks Pizza (pieducks.com) serves take-out wood brick oven pies with more than 30 toppings to choose from, including eight varieties of cheese to top the pizza. Go for something different and feast on the groud sirloin pie, or go with the "Piepeline Pie" -- a traditional Hawaiian pizza. Pieducks also has a couple of desserts to finish the meal.

By I-95

Right off the I-95, the Mai Tardi Restaurant (maitardimiami.com) offers diners the chance to dine al fresco style in the outdoor courtyard, decorated with a huge mural and featuring a bar area, as well as the pizza oven. Order a selection of tapas plates to start the meal, then share one of the wood brick pizzas, choosing from either a classic or whole wheat crust. Try the pie with figs and walnuts, or share a classic salami pizza, made with imported meats. The menu also features pasta dishes and traditional Italian fish and chicken entrees.

Upper East Side

Andiamo Pizza (andiamopizzamiami.com) opened in 2001 and is housed in an elegant glass building along Biscayne Boulevard. Also featuring outdoor picnic tables for a more relaxed dining atmosphere, this restaurant takes its pizza seriously, with more than 25 pies on the menu, including a few Italian styles. The dough is made fresh every day and toppings are also brought daily into the restaurant to be prepared. Andiamo Pizza also featured a hand-picked wine list and a small selection of decadent desserts.

Close to Miami International Airport

Diners can grab a pizza before a flight out of Miami, at Spris of Coral Gables (spriscoralgables.com). Just over four miles from the airport, this cozy eatery is decorated with oversized photos and lanterns. Come here for the wood brick pizza and try the bolognese pie or the artichoke and brie cheese specialty. The oven is also used to make calzones and hot sandwiches. Dine from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. and play "Beat The Clock" -- a game where customers pay the same price as the time they order their meals.

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Rachel Oakley has written professionally since 2003. She has worked as an editorial intern at "The Onion" newspaper and freelanced for the educational website Gigglepotz. She also worked as an editorial assistant in Australia, while completing college. Oakley holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and philosophy from the University of Adelaide, Australia.

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